Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Huxtaburger CBD

Allow me to introduce you to my new husband. He’s
smokin’ hot with sexy tanned buns, and everyone who’s met him loves him. Allow
me to introduce you to Huxtaburger.

Not that an introduction is needed.
Ever since the opening of the original in Collingwood, Huxtaburger has received nothing
but a torrent of praise. My first experience was something akin to
Squidward’s first ever Krabby Patty; my mind was blown by how delicious a
simple burger could be. So I nearly died when I heard that Huxtaburger has
finally moved to the CBD. In fact, I died so much that I made this visit with
my sister less than 24 hours after hearing the news, then again less than a
week later, trying to take as many friends with me as possible to our
collective burgertastic deaths.

Like the original in Collingwood,
Huxtaburger has the diner thing going. Unlike the original however, the CBD
branch is darker, slicker, and the synth music with the retro fit out made it
feel like an old-school sci-fi themed diner. It’s still small, but you can
swing a cat now, if it’s not a particularly fat one.

Huxtaburger ($8.5)

My sister has been dying to try the
Huxtaburger ($8.5) for the
longest time, and it lived up to her expectations and more. It was everything I
remembered and loved about the original – sweet, fluffy bun with caramelised
edges from the grill, crisp salad, beef dripping with fat, cheese melted on
top, and all slathered in a wickedly creamy and tangy mixture of mustard, mayo,
and tomato sauce. Never has something with ingredients so fresh been so bad for
you.

Denise ($9.5)

Denise ($9.5)

I was a little more adventurous,
choosing to have the Denise
($9.5) instead. It’s the original Huxtaburger, but perked up with generous
additions of jalapenos and sriracha mayo. It wasn’t enough to make the burger
particularly spicy, but it did give the burger that extra zip and zang. It’s a
messy burger but it was worth every single bit on stickiness between my
fingers.

And we had a serve of Small Chips ($2.5) on the side.
They’re nothing special, crinkled and freshly fried, but you can’t have a good
burger without a side of chips dipped in ketchup, you just can’t.

Huxtaburger CBD follows the exact
formula that made the original a raging success – quality ingredients made into
a burger that is both the angel and the devil. And thank goodness it hasn't changed;
after all, why bother trying to improve on perfection?